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Trusted by students across Atlantic Canada

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Find your place.
Find your people.

SubSwap connects Atlantic Canadian university students for subleases and roommate matching, with verified landlords listing right alongside them. Students sign up with a university email; landlords get a business verified account.

University email required. 23+ Atlantic Canadian institutions supported.

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Three steps to your next place.

01

Sign up — student or landlord

Students join with a university email from any of 23+ Atlantic Canadian institutions. Landlords sign up with their business and get manually verified before listing.

Verified identity
02

Swipe through listings and roommates

Browse subleases or find roommates filtered by budget, lifestyle, and location. Every listing is from a verified student or approved landlord. Every profile is real.

Filtered matching
03

Match, message, and move in

Connect when there's mutual interest and chat directly. No cold messages to strangers — you only talk to people who want to hear from you.

Mutual interest only

Five ways SubSwap works for you.

Looking for a sublease

Listings from verified students and approved landlords only. No bots, no anonymous posts.

Posting a sublease

You control who messages you. Pre-screened, verified students only.

Finding a roommate

Matched on sleep schedule, cleanliness, budget, and location. You see why you match.

Filling a spare room

Get matched with compatible, pre-screened students. No more hoping for the best.

Renting out as a landlord

Verified landlords post listings directly to students. Approval required — no scammers in the feed.

What makes us different.

University email verification

A valid university email is the only way in. Every user is verified — no exceptions.

Compatibility-first ranking

Results ranked by compatibility and fit — not just recency. You see what actually matches you.

Explainable trust scores

Trust scores you can read. Verification, reviews, and response rate — shown clearly, no black box.

Live market intelligence

Real data from verified student transactions. See what listings are actually going for across Atlantic Canada.

Students are on their own in a market that was never built for them.

The platforms students rely on — Kijiji, Facebook Marketplace — have zero identity verification and zero trust infrastructure. You're searching blind, messaging strangers, and hoping nothing goes wrong.

~1.5%
Average rental vacancy across Atlantic Canada — CMHC 2024
+15%
Average rent increase year-over-year across the region
65%
Atlantic region residents facing one or more housing challenges — Statistics Canada, 2024
75%
Renters sacrificing food or essentials to cover rent — Habitat for Humanity, 2024

"Only 15% of students can access on-campus housing. The remaining 85% navigate an unstructured private market with no verification, no matching, and no safety net — alone."

Nova Scotia Housing Survey, 2025

What students are actually paying across Atlantic Canada right now.

Average monthly 1-bedroom apartment rent in Halifax, Fredericton, Charlottetown, and St. John's using the latest published CMHC Primary Rental Market tables.

$1,539
per month
1 Bedroom
Halifax, NS
$1,208
per month
1 Bedroom
Fredericton, NB
$1,066
per month
1 Bedroom
Charlottetown, PEI
$1,064
per month
1 Bedroom
St. John's, NL

Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, Primary Rental Market, average 1-bedroom apartment rent, October 2025. As of March 26, 2026, October 2025 is the latest published city-level reference period on CMHC's Housing Market Information Portal.

Every student is university-verified. Every landlord is business-verified.

Students sign up with a valid email from one of 23+ Atlantic Canadian universities. Landlords go through manual business verification before any listing goes live. No scammers, no blank profiles, no bots.

Your next place is one download away.

SubSwap is live. Grab it on the App Store or join the Android beta.

Available at 23+ Atlantic Canadian universities. University email required to sign up.

Student housing across Atlantic Canada.

Find verified subleases, roommates, and rentals near every major university and college in the region. Browse by city or by school.

Frequently asked questions.

How do I find student housing in Halifax?

Download SubSwap, sign up with your Dalhousie, Saint Mary's, MSVU, NSCC, King's, or NSCAD university email, and swipe through verified subleases and roommate listings in Halifax. Every poster is a verified student or business-verified landlord — no scammers, no anonymous accounts.

How does SubSwap verify landlords?

Landlords submit their business details and ID for manual review before any listing goes live. Verified landlords appear in the student feed alongside student subleases. No anonymous postings, no scammers, no bot accounts.

Which universities is SubSwap available at?

SubSwap supports 23+ Atlantic Canadian universities and colleges, including Dalhousie, Saint Mary's, MSVU, NSCC, University of King's College, Acadia, Cape Breton University (CBU), StFX, NSCAD, Université Sainte-Anne, Atlantic School of Theology, UNB, Mount Allison, St. Thomas, Université de Moncton, NBCC, Crandall, Kingswood, UPEI, Holland College, Memorial University, College of the North Atlantic, and the Marine Institute.

How do I find a roommate at my university?

SubSwap matches roommates based on sleep schedule, cleanliness, budget, lifestyle, and university. You only message someone after you both swipe right — no cold outreach. Find roommates at Dalhousie, UNB, Memorial, UPEI, and every other Atlantic Canadian institution.

Is SubSwap free?

Yes. SubSwap is completely free for students. Sign up with your university email, browse listings, swipe, match, and message at no cost.

Can I post a sublease on SubSwap?

Yes. Verified students can post their own sublease in minutes — set the price, term, room type, and amenities. Only other verified students can see and message you. No bots, no spam.